Here's Why Disney Ordered Reshoots of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Among the few complaints critics and fans had with Star Wars: The Force Awakens was that it felt almost a little too much like the original trilogy. The settings, the narrative structure, the characters, even specific scenes seemed like they were ripped directly from the originals. This was a small complaint, given how far the prequel trilogy had strayed from the original style, but a little bit of an over-adjustment nonetheless.

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Yesterday, reports circulated that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was in chaos after Disney executives weren't pleased with the first cut of the movie. In an attempt to fix it, they ordered expensive emergency reshoots, "as the movie isn't testing well."

Today, multiple outlets are reporting that Disney has ordered these reshoots because the movie didn't feel like the original trilogy, as Star Wars: The Force Awakens had—some would say, to a fault. According to The Hollywood Reporter:

Execs screened the film and felt it was tonally off with what a "classic" Star Wars movie should feel like. The pic has not yet been tested before audiences, but one source describes the cut as having the feel of a war movie ... The goal of the reshoots will be to lighten the mood, bring some levity into the story and restore a sense of fun to the adventure.

Yes, there will be more shooting for ROGUE ONE. The first cut was pretty serious. The new stuff to inject fun, "classic" #StarWars feel.

These reshoots have not impacted the release date of the film, which follows a team of rebels and their mission to steal the Death Star plans for Princess Leia. According to THR's source, "This takes place just before A New Hope and leads up to the 10 minutes before that classic film begins. You have to match the tone!"

THR also reports that Disney may have also asked for reshoots to include Alden Ehrenreich in the film as young Han Solo.

Sources say reshoots are expected on ROGUE 1; nothing to worry about, most of the shoot will involve the cameo of a very important character